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There are many health-based air quality standards the Valley has yet to meet. Today, the air district will reveal the plan to meet one of those standards, the 1997 PM 2.5 (particulate matter) standard. Each winter, we breathe in dangerous levels of PM 2.5 that bypass our defenses and enter our bloodstream, permanently impacting our organs and nervous system.

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Founded in 2003, the Fresno-based Central Valley Air Quality Coalition (CVAQ) is a partnership of more than 70 community, medical, public health, environmental and environmental justice organizations representing thousands of residents in the San Joaquin Valley unified in their commitment to improve the health of all Californians.

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